sothat being justifiedby His gracewe would be madeheirsaccordingto [the] hopeof eternallife.
"Thenthe Kingwill sayto thoseon His right,'Come,you who are blessedof My Father,inheritthe kingdompreparedfor you from the foundationof the world.
As He was settingout on a journey,a manranup to Him and knelt beforeHim, and askedHim, "GoodTeacher,whatshall I doto inheriteternallife?"
But ifit is by grace,it is nolongeron the basisof works,otherwisegraceis no longergrace.
being justifiedas a giftby His gracethroughthe redemptionwhich is in ChristJesus;
For we maintainthat a manis justifiedby faithapartfrom worksof the Law.
For thisreason[it is] by faith,in orderthat [it may be] in accordancewith grace,sothat the promisewill be guaranteedto allthe descendants,not onlyto thosewho are of the Law,but alsoto thosewho are of the faithof Abraham,whois the fatherof us all,
Nowto the one who works,his wageis not creditedas a favor,but as what is due.
and ifchildren,heirsalso,heirsof Godand fellow heirswith Christ,if indeedwe sufferwith [Him] sothat we may alsobe glorifiedwith [Him].
Suchwere someof you; but you were washed,but you were sanctified,but you were justifiedin the nameof the LordJesusChristand in the Spiritof our God.
neverthelessknowingthat a manis not justifiedby the worksof the Lawbut throughfaithin ChristJesus,evenwe have believedin ChristJesus,sothat we may be justifiedby faithin Christand not by the worksof the Law;sinceby the worksof the Lawnofleshwill be justified.
And ifyou belong to Christ,thenyou are Abraham'sdescendants,heirsaccordingto promise.
Thereforeyou are no longera slave,but a son;and ifa son,thenan heirthroughGod.
Nowmay our LordJesusChristHimselfand Godour Father,who has lovedus and givenus eternalcomfortand goodhopeby grace,
in the hopeof eternallife,whichGod,who cannot lie,promisedlong agesago,
For the graceof Godhas appeared,bringing salvationto allmen,
lookingfor the blessedhopeand the appearingof the gloryof our greatGodand Savior,ChristJesus,
Are they not allministeringspirits,sentout to render servicefor the sakeof thosewho willinheritsalvation?
By faithNoah,being warned[by God] aboutthings not yetseen,in reverencepreparedan arkfor the salvationof his household,by whichhe condemnedthe world,and becamean heirof the righteousnesswhich is accordingto faith.
By faithhe lived as an alienin the landof promise,as in a foreign[land], dwellingin tentswith Isaacand Jacob,fellow heirsof the samepromise;
In the sameway God,desiringeven moreto showto the heirsof the promisethe unchangeablenessof His purpose,interposedwith an oath,
Listen,my belovedbrethren:did not Godchoosethe poorof thisworld[to be] richin faithand heirsof the kingdomwhichHe promisedto thosewho loveHim?
You husbandsin the same way,livewith [your wives] in an understanding way,as with someoneweaker,since she is a woman;and showher honoras a fellow heirof the graceof life,sothat your prayerswill not be hindered.
